Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for The Order.Director Justin Kurzel offers a vague explanation for the hunting scene inThe Order, which starsJude Law as FBI agent Terry Huskand Nicolas Hoult as Bob Matthews, the leader of the white supremacist terrorist group called The Order. Based on the 1989 non-fiction book,The Silent Brotherhood, the film sees Husk team up with a local cop to uncover a series of domestic attacks in the United States orchestrated by The Order in the 1980s. Including the hunting scene, there are several occasions when Bob opts out of killing Terry.
When asked why Terry hesitated to shoot the deer and what Bob’s intention is in the hunting scene, the director toldScreen Rantthat there’s a “sort of pursuit” that Terry “thinks he’s going to do,” but he’s"intimidated and in awe"by what’s in front of him at the same time. This causes him to question “whether he wants to disturb that,” whileBob is “underestimating Husk in that moment,“among other things that are going on in the scene. Check out what he said below:
I don’t know if I feel like answering that because there’s a really lovely bit of ambiguity about how that scene plays out. What I will say is that Husk is an outlier in that place. He comes to that place and is intimidated and in awe of just the majesty of it. He spent all his time in New York, and this is really supposed to be a kind of life change for him. I think that there’s this sort of pursuit that he thinks he’s going to do, and this is a guy that’s chased the mob and gunned down all sorts of people. He’s definitely kind of an Alpha character.
But there’s something about seeing something so beautiful and majestic and extraordinary as that elk is, especially in that environment, that there is a feeling of whether he wants to disturb that. Bob watches that and makes his own judgment about that, which may or may not have shifted what he was going to do in that moment. I liked how Bob was maybe underestimating Husk in that moment. So, there’s a few things going on there, but I don’t think I would probably nail it down to any one thing.
What This Means For The Order
The Hunting Scene Is A Crucial Moment In The Order
Terry and Bob are on the opposite side of the same chase. Their relationship is similar to a hunt, and the hunting scene inThe Orderseems to metaphorically depict the complicated and intricate relationship between Terry and Bob and the relationship they have with themselves. Terry is a troubled man, who goes hunting as a way to get away. He has an elk at gun point twice, but can’t press the trigger. Similarly,Bob could’ve killed Terry on multiple occasions, but he opts out on the chance.
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Kurzel’s comment revealsthe nuance of the hunting sceneand how ambiguity serves to depict all the different things that are going on in the scene. Seeing the vulnerability in Terry has an effect on Bob because not only would he perceive Terry as less of a threat, but this aspect of Terry also sparks his interest. The intense hunting scene that depictsthe hunter and prey relationshipwith a spine-tingling twist has deeper meaning that helps explainthe storyThe Orderis telling.
Our Take On The Order
Terry & Bob Are Two Sides Of The Same Coin
The Orderopened with positive reception, currently sitting with an89% critical approval rateand91% audience approval rateon Rotten Tomatoes.Ambiguity seems to be a themein the film, with the thriller less about explaining but presenting relationships and events in a way that provokes thoughts.Screen Rant’s review ofThe Ordernotes the “lasting” effect of the film and how it centers on “the feeling” instead of the ideology of “hate.”
The hunting scene is one of the most haunting scenes that leaves a lasting impression. It representsthe nature of their relationship in a broader perspective. The film deliberately features manyparallels between Terry and Boband sees the paths they walk down fueled by hatred.The Orderis now playing in theatersnationwide through Vertical.
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A lone FBI agent, stationed in a small Idaho town, uncovers a disturbing connection between a series of violent bank robberies and a white supremacist group known as The Order. As the investigation deepens, the agent finds himself up against a dangerous domestic terror organization bent on sowing chaos across the Pacific Northwest.
